all-figure number

noun

A telephone number consisting purely of digits, introduced in the 1960s to replace numbers that began with an alphabetic code for the exchange.

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AFN
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Meanings

nounall-figure number (plural all-figure numbers)

plural all-figure numbers

  1. UKhistoricalcommunicationsA telephone number consisting purely of digits, introduced in the 1960s to replace numbers that began with an alphabetic code for the exchange.

    Synonyms: AFN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA telephone number consisting purely of digits, introduced in the 1960s to replace numbers that began with an alphabetic code for the exchange.

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AFN
Cite this entry
APA

all-figure number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-figure%20number

MLA

“all-figure number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-figure%20number. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all-figure number,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-figure%20number.

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